Back To School – Appreciation For My Experiences
Yep, I’m headed back to school this week, just as I have done for 17 years of my life (geeze… that makes it sound like forever). This time around I’m in Knoxville, Tennessee working on my Master’s in Animal Science, studying Reproduction Physiology – in short, mostly cattle reproduction. Living in a town apartment isn’t […]
Thankful Thursday: Friendly Beef
This is my last week working at the research center in Middle Tennessee. Soon I’ll be headed home for Christmas and then Knoxville to begin classes in January. (Still looking for a place to live once I get there, in case ya know someone…) This week I’ve been covering at the bull barn so others […]
Wordless Wednesday: Sharing Your Pride in Ag
How do you share your love for agriculture? Do you have a bumber sticker or a big cotton piece like this? Driving around Tennessee I see so many Tennessee Agriculture Products plates. The plates fund the Tennessee Agriculture Development Fund, supporting youth organizations, Ag and forestry awareness, education, and marketing. The program does great work […]
Photo Friday: Life in the Dairy Barn
Visit from a Non-Farmer for a Day
How would I work differently if a non-farmer/rancher followed me around on the farm for a day? Well, my first impulse is to say I would not do anything differently, but every time someone visits the house I make sure the house is picked up, the dishes are done, and the dirty clothes are stashed […]
Thankful Thursday: Pregnancy Checking Cows
This week hasn’t been the best of times. I’ve been down with my seasonal sinus infection and the wonderful meds from the doctor have not been kind. Work has been interesting… Safe to say I’ve been a bit stressed. SO I need to look on the bright side and be thankful. Yesterday we pregnancy checked […]
Chicken Fried Steak Equals Comfort Food
Yeah, I think that title pretty much hits it dead on. Last week, I was rambling around the kitchen, found my favorite Trail Boss’ Cowboy Cookbook, and made what I consider a pretty decent excuse for chicken fried steak and skillet gravy. It’s the kinda meal that Hits. The. Spot. if ya know what I […]
Nutrient Management on the Ranch
Now before you get excited at the mention of poo, I have no crafty songs like Will Gilmer, (Water ‘n Poo, you have to see it!) but I do want to talk about how we manage manure from the barns, pens, and feeding areas. We want to recycle nutrients on the farm, while at the […]
Wordless Wednesday: Week in Ranch Life
Someone decided to be nice to Pistol when temps dropped down into the 30s last week. She got to stay in for just a little bit.We weighed some bulls to measure their average daily gain I got to watch the sun set on the drive from Knoxville to NashvilleAnd we’re working on the silos to […]
Bad Things Happen When…
I grew up in a small school district where we had about 20 kids in each grade. Teachers would often teach similar classes for more than one grade. So we got to know our teachers pretty well and (unfortunate for some) they got to know us and our parents well. Just about every teacher does […]